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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1898)
LIBERATORS OF SPANISH AMERICA. l.i?,---:-v!.'tvv WVrf':. tt; MA . I i GKXERAK MILKS Is reported to li contemplating Important changes In tin; uniforms now worn !y the soldiers of tin- Cnlted States regular army. At a recent re i'itiun :it t!i(- White House the (!en enil appeared In a gorgeous new tunic of Ills own design, lllicrilly adorned with gold nml luce, f ml wearing a s.i:h of alternate yellow ami gold stripes. The must remarkable olnt nb'iut the uniform. however, was not tin- splen dor of tile facings as the prominence of the oak leaf and acorn deeoiiitl.ms; I WW thk rritiTA.v eoi.nir.n. a curious fact, as these are supposed to be the distinctive military emblems of the l'.rltlsii crown. General Miles, however. Intimates that he Is going to take the best features of every nation's dress regulations and Incoi'ivoriito them Into his new system for the clothing of the American army. In tin- stirring times of t!n Revolu tionary period the dress of many of the patriot regiments was at once quaint tuid plcturesiiue. Many of the troops, prominent anions them the I-'trst Vir ginia regiment In 177o. were clothed at tliclr own exiien.-e) In leather limiting shirts. loggings and ca;.s. ti-imnud with fur a dress that Washington recom mended to all those who were unable to obtain the regular uniform, saying that "the leather hunting shirt InsplreJ terror In the ln-art of the Iirltlsh sol dier, as the hitter believed that Its wearer must necessarily be n sharp shooter." On reflection, one can hardly lihiine the Hrltlsher for his timidity In approaching the fearless backwoods men. The Pennsylvania regiments, facetiously dubNd the "Quaker brig ade," were remarkable for the excess Ive plainness of their tinlfornis. which were modestly niiide of hulV-oolored ejofh, trimmed and faced with brown. What a contrast to the gay trappings of the troopers known ns Moylun's dm jiHins, descrlU'd ns wearing "gr.'eu short coats turned up with red.-waistcoats of red cloth, buckskin breeches and a leather cap. trimmed with N-ar-Rkln, a flowing mane of horsehair lunging from a curved brass crest lit the top." In 1S!2 the then commander-in-chief 1. ueil an order thai the cellars of all privates' coins should not tie less than i ITcl. three Indu s high nor more thin ;;'.'. ' SUVCT ""'tons: in addition leu years later the height was Incre-is- "" "''"st '"'"'In'r the long iwdentl cl "to reach as far ns the tin of the 1"'8 un l l-ll'!ln lt"ivi' taw of the pe wr at the side and kick, and'ln fwut ' rllM1, " to ,orm lm n'l'Mv.ate lilea r. high as the chin would penult In ! 1,uHwlllK ni'lKinuiiv of tliosf turning tin- head." These M.,.1K!.,.r. ; w''" t"''lt inms of Miu-s. Rut think ons collars were afterward replaced by ' of 11 w,,,ll,'r rearing white stockings the equally un onif,.rtable stocks but I "nJ 1,r,wl's! Q If V M1SVTK MAN. 1S10. a more rational measure brought Into vogue the prxm-nt low collar of soft cloib, supplemented In the ease of utll cers by an ordinary ctvUlati collar. In this connection It Is Interesting to recall some of the curious uniforms which the bravo defenders of our great republic have from time to time tulopt !, tilther thronsh ehoUv or necessity. Wuo would ever Imagine that our sol dlers ouce wore the tall silk hat of the modern society scntleiueol Yet lu 1S10 an order was Issued directing that all the privates Us supplied with the "chimney-pot hat" of to-day, and this extraordinary Ulnd of military head gciir continued until 1S12, when It was replaced tiy a more ornate covering, de scribed In the regulations as "a leather I cap. Ixll-crown. d, adorned In front ! with u yellow eagle made of brass I work, embossed with the regimental i number: a white poiiqion In front and ! a blacU cockade at the side, made of leather." Certainly It was a more ser viceable hat than Us predecessor, and more suggestive of the martial spirit that Inspired Its wearers to their brill iant deeds of valor In the struggle of that year. Hut the day of the pot hat was not yet done; In 181 the cadets nt the Military Academy at West Point were requested to adopt the pattern which had been condemned as an un soldlorllke hat-covering but nine years liefore, and great was the wrath of these emt)ryo Washlngtons and .Tack sons nt the Indignity which, they de clared, had been put upon them. But their dislike soon gave way to a feel ing of respect for the uniform, and ior haps to this fact Is due the enormous popularity of the t.'Ul lint among Amer ican citizens. l'reshlent Monroe decided, toward the end of lS'Jl, that the uniforms of the various regiments should all le durk blue In color, and that this was to lie In future the national color; the West Point cadets to have gray coats and trousers, while the regimental mu sicians were to lie distinguished by their red coats. Some of the uniforms of the old Con tinental anny days were undoubtedly very picturesque and Imposing; for In stance, let us take the Governor of Connecticut's regiment of foot guards, organized In 1771. There were two companies, the llrst of which wore sc.ii-let-oolorMl tocits, richly eovereil with gold lace and faced with liack; liuflT eiisslmere walstiTSits and buff cloth bnvchea, high Uvirskln hats or "Imsh es," and lilacl: leggings. The second comtiaiiy, liowevur, otiidld the first In niagnllleence by the adoption of white t'"5S ,,ri,,0,M,s 1111(1 "ta kings, milled v asniug7o:i s own unitonn ns con- iitander-ln chief of the army was very simple and unpretentious as ciunp:ired with General Miles latest "turnout' lie pn-sorlUM for himself and his suc cessors a long blue ivat with gilt but' tons and epjuilets, buff-colored facings. tireH'hes and vest, and a plain, three conien-d hat. To invent mistakes of Identity which were constantly arising on account of the similarity of dt5s uimmg the superior oltlcers, tlie groat leader won? a light-blue wish or rllv Um N'twivn his coat and wnlstcont; major and brigadier generals wore similar distinguishing sashes of green. iuiu alils-de-camp of pink stilt, V'hIoij of an RotIo. The eagle Is able to look nt the mm without blinking by means of a thin, seniltnuispnrent veil, which the bird can draw instantaneously over Its eyv, ii uooa uoi oininict tne sight A Natural Uucotlon. "That fellow c;illixl me an ass behind my imu'K. "1V1 jvn klcr-Llh. When we are 50 years old w do nit pnnvwe to make ourselves rldtcnlons by U'lllng orotiihi that we feel as young as we ever did. We have our opinion of a man who writes us an Item and marks It " con 11- aentum" After a man has drooped a few thim. s;uhl dollars lu stocks It U useless to uu uiw them Is, no iioaej U them. mm H A NEW name, that of Gomez, may be added to the list of brave Spanish-Americans who have liberated their ennntrj from the Sranish yoke. Ills name will lie well worthy of a place beside those of Rolivar, O'lliggins, Sucre, Uidal. ' go and Tonssaint who preceded him by nearly a century in the resistance of Spanish otinrcssuin and the freeimr of Americans from the banlensnnie yoke. It is nearly ninety years since the beginning of the series of revolutions that, when Culci and Porto Rico are freed, will have resulted in the abolition of Spanish rule in the western hemisphere. The brnve Argentinians under San Martin began the conflict in 1S09, and the Mexicans followed a few months later. Both were nnsiietesKfnl at the beginning, bnt suddenly all South America broke out in one blaze of revolution that wa-s not to be finally extlmniished until Sixiin had lieen driven from the continent. The natives welcomed the chance to secure their freedom. When once the torch of liberty had been lighted so great n fire was kindled that it could not be extinguished. Those revolutions were popular irprisings. The rich had no sympathy with them. The land-owning and governing class, the army and navy, the few wlio profited by the sufferings of the many, had no sympathy with the uprisings. The insurgents were an nndiseiplined rabble, whose volunteer haulers were foroeii to creute an army from por material nnd with no arms or equipments. At first they were organized In scattered bands that nttoclw-d the fortifications of the Spanish army. Little by little they were welded Into a compact army by the genius of their lenders. These lenders revealed great ability, and to the people of South America their names are H9 dear ns is that of Wash Ington to us of Nrrth America. Some of tliem distinguished themselves so greatly ns to make tlicir fame world-wide. Such was OTIiggins in Chili, Bolivar in Venezuela nnd Central America, Sucre in Bolivia nnd Peru, Hidalgo in Mexico ami Sun Martin In Argentina. They sacrificed much for the ennse. Several were men of large private fortunes who gave all that th.-j- possessed as a sacrifice on the altar of liberty. Born rich, O'Higgios, Bolivar nml Sucre died poor. They risked tlieir lives us well as their money, nnd thonsamls of other men, now forgotten, died that their country might be free. Their republics were just as ungrateful as all repnlilics are traditionally. Ilidalgo was killed by the Spanish. The other great men had a worse fate, loins traduced and vilified by their compatriots who, at first profusely grateful, afterword yielded to the jealousy of rival lenders. It was not until after tlieir death that then- compatriots appreciated their greatness. Prob ably the same fate is In store for Gomez. INSECT FOES IN CUBA. They Are Numerous and Many of Them Are llongermu, Soldiers In Cuba will have tnnny pests to contend against. The mos quito Is more f retuont rn Cuba than In New Jersey nt the height of the sea son. It Is also a more venomous in sect. The nearer yon go to the equator the more potent the mosquito becomes. The Culuui mosquito Is to the Now Jer sey Insect as a flrst-class fighting bull to a j-ostiltng calf. Those 'who htive camped out In Texas' will have a modl- Iled Mti of what to expect lu the Cu Urn mosquito. Tlie worst pest of all Is fho Cutxin fly. TlOs Is a black Insect smaller than tlie common house fly nnd resembling tla? black fly of northern woods. It cumoa In myriads, bun7"s alxtut your 1 ..;.; .1'. r V- . ':; SOME OP CUBA'S eyes and blu-s ssivagely. In the tu-lgh-Uirhoxl of wixkIs It Is present In such terrible swarms that it Is Impossible to sleep without some preparation smear ed on haihls and face. There Is also the ojone, or Cutin flin, which Is extreme ly unpleasant and even (kingerous.be cauvi U socks to enter the eyes during aleep Horse and cattle suffer terrl- uiu miuchs vi ine 'mo on Ptheir eytIUU. Cul also harhom the chigoe, or Jig pir flea. The female of thrs Insect has a Uublt of burrowing Into buman flth fads' AJm Ik CU8AM "S3 A and there laying an enormous mnss of eggs. The wotmds made by this Insect, If neglected, will produce a dangerous ulceration. As they attach by prefer ence the Mg toe, they are apt to cause lameness. The scorpion Is another Cutan product. This rorrflle has twelve feet ond Is from Ave to six Inches long. It terminates in a long tnJl, which con tains the sting. This cruises a, severe wound, possibly a fatal one to a man In Ill-health. He who entertains a scor pion nnawares will know whtrt It r3 to have a thankless child. Tlie cxnittpede also pIU-s his numerons nimble feet on Cuban soil. When ho wnJks across yonr flesh yon feel ns If many red-hot needles had been thrast Into you nnd he haves a trail of venom behind, .There rs a Btiflick'ncy of snates In Cuba rattlers, moccasins and others. The commonest snake Is called the rnnja. Is 'mwm IXSECT PEST3. ahout ten feet long and venomous, but not ferwlotis. WOMEN'S AID IN THE WAR, Ketlrf Awmctatlon Pnrnlehtng Money for Variant) l'urposca. It only costs 25 cents to become a member of the Woman's National War Belief Association. For the amount named any woman may secure the privilege of signing this rledgv: "I. the nndemlrr! kmh,- a . al.etfaacv to the Vnitcd States of Amvr- Icn and my desire to contribute to the general welfare, health and comfort ol the men engaged In the military nnd naval service of the republic in the present war. The executh-e committee of the as- KR8. AMTOII AST MISS GOULD. soclatlon Includes a number of socletj lenders In New York, Including Mr. John Jacob Astor, Miss Helen Gould and Mrs. Daniel Lament Originally the plan was to outfit and man a hos pital ship with nurses. On nppll Hon to army and navnl officials It was discovered that such a project was Im practicable. Secretary Lang, Surgeon General Sternberg of the army nnd Surgeon General on Ituypen of tie navy all advised that tho relief asso ciation collect funds only, which the authorities would disburse for supplies and nurses as need demanded. Geitft al Wesley Merrttt lent his Influence to furtheT the organization and the asso ciation promptly devoted Itself to the wllectlon of money. From time to time tlie surgeon generals will send list of the objects for which the asso ciation's contributions are expended, w that the women may keep In actual touch wtth every dollar that goes to the relief of the wounded as well sa II themselves applying It. Many auxil iaries are already formed. , the Head Clomicr. Jacob Scbontag, for forty years had of the claque at the VInena Opew House, Is dead He knew ail the opera of the repertory by heart, knew the strong and weak points of all tho art ists, and held a rehearsal of his sabot dlnates In tho afternoon before the production of an opera, when he drilled them on the parts of a production where their work was to be put la He wntched them during the perform ance from a seat that commanded vtew of the whole house, but never ap plauded himself, save In desperat cases. Rlptria nt niiih ami Pnnr. ol Vknt.1a la tl, Aln,.. t-nn n mOtUI 40 ID .1 , VT 4 li 3 tliu iiicwi - the very rich, according to statlstW comtiilHl bv Hertlllrm. As the wc11 scale declines, there is a correspond increase. The ree cream season was inre"1 i mm&n fox spoony lovers. Is .'